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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

As schools look ahead to serving not just student needs, but the greater needs of their community and world, service learning becomes an increasingly important part of high school education. Discuss with students how this supports Common Core’s “Capacities for the Literate Individual”: Demonstrate independence.

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

Watch these videos at the start of school and often throughout the year to understand how to integrate tech into your classes and how to help students use tech to get the most from their education adventure. Presentation Boards (tech problem solving, tech vocabulary, and Google Earth). Digital note taking in the classroom.

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JULY 3, 2019

Educators participate in this three-week hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop as they learn to use widely-available digital tools to help their students develop their inner writer. These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Common Core, or the basic who-what-when-where-why. MTI 558: Teach Writing With Tech.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Savvy educators have built lesson plans based on this interest for years. Today, because of the changes in education, the use of games to reinforce learning, to teach, and to engage students in their own education has become one of the most effective tools to bridge the gap between school-based and remote learning.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In December 2010, The Journal –“t he leading Technology based education publication for K-12 and higher education”– published an article with a 5-prong prediction for the following year. Billion has been invested in US K-12 education technology companies since 2010. ” 1:1 + Common Core = $$$$$. Indeed, $2.3

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AUGUST 14, 2017

Watch these videos at the start of school and often throughout the year to understand how to integrate tech into your classes and how to help students use tech to get the most from their education adventure. Presentation Boards (tech problem solving, tech vocabulary, and Google Earth). Digital note taking in the classroom.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2017

The 200,000+ teachers involved came away believing that, of all their education tools, coding was the best at teaching children to think. It’s easy to see why when you look at fundamental programming concepts: abstraction and symbolism – variables are common in math, but also in education. Scratch Jr.

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AUGUST 9, 2016

Watch these videos at the start of school and often throughout the year to understand how to integrate tech into your classes and how to help students use tech to get the most from their education adventure. Presentation Boards (tech problem solving, tech vocabulary, and Google Earth). Digital note taking in the classroom.

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JANUARY 28, 2013

So besides the interactive nature of the video (which is pretty neat) there are some tough issues here and no doubt these are some of the digital decisions our kids are making each and every day. As with most things, education is key. Understanding where kids are in today''s Digital Society can be a helpful first step.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

I love reading, but there are so many books out there, it’s challenging to pick the right one for my education needs. Modern teachers and educators need to adapt and keep up with the trends because that’s what their students are doing. 50 Things You Can Do With Google Classroom. by Alice Keeler and Libbi Miller.

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AUGUST 8, 2015

Watch these videos at the start of school and often throughout the year to understand how to integrate tech into your classes and how to help students use tech to get the most from their education adventure. Presentation Boards (tech problem solving, tech vocabulary, and Google Earth). Digital note taking in the classroom.

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MARCH 21, 2017

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Category: Differentiation.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Obviously, we must continue these important lessons; however, we must realize that digital citizenship encompasses other online behavior, too. It can be hard to get moral compasses to twitch when discussing the intricacies of copyright law, public domain, fair use, and Creative Commons. But remember that John F.

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JULY 22, 2015

Students are expected to collaborate and share online as young as kindergarten when they read digital books or draw pictures using iPad apps. By middle school, they work in online groups through forums, wikis, and Google Apps. Digital Citizenship. The lesson is an even, stead pacing. Multimedia projects.

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AUGUST 25, 2016

We experimented with some of the hottest tech tools available for the classroom such as Google Apps, differentiation tools, digital storytelling, visual learning, Twitter, blogs, Common Core and tech, digital citizenship, and formative assessment options. They were connected educators.

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MAY 1, 2018

Study.com (formerly called Education-Portal) is a distance learning portal that provides over 70,000 lessons in fifteen subjects (including algebra, calculus, physics, chemistry, macro- and microeconomics, and more) aligned with popular textbooks. They can be uploaded to Google Classroom, Schoology, Blackboard, and a selection of other LMSs.

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JULY 7, 2017

Zap Zap Math is a free gamified way to teach K-8 math skills that are tied to many national standards (like Common Core). It covers foundation skills like addition, subtraction, place value, and measurement and data, and is aligned with international math standards such as the US’s Common Core.

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JANUARY 18, 2016

When you sign up as a teacher, you get a dashboard to manage students and support for Google sign-in. You also get teacher guides and lesson plans on subjects like English ( Of Mice and Men ), school social skills (like bullying), World History, US History, Special Education, and languages (like Teaching Spanish ). No flash required.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

‘Technology in education’ has become the buzz phrase for cutting edge classes that are plugged into the latest education trends. When you start at a new school (or classroom, or teacher), it’s important to understand the part technology will take to improve educational experiences for your child.

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AUGUST 23, 2021

In this course, you will use a suite of digital tools to make that possible while addressing overarching concepts like digital citizenship, internet search and research, authentic assessment, digital publishing, and immersive keyboarding. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network.

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JULY 27, 2015

Once a week we got together virtually (via Google Hangout or a TweetUp) to share ideas, answer questions, and discuss nuances. Some had been teaching for thirty years and still enthusiastically embraced everything from twitter to the gamification of education. They were connected educators. Failed and tried again.

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JANUARY 4, 2016

Digital Citizenship. 5 Best Practices for Digital Portfolios. 11 Things I Love About Common Core. Why use a Digital Portfolio–and 9 ways to do it. 29 Online Educational Activities Kids Will Love This Summer. Use Google Safe Search. Homeschool Day at the Getty. Keyboarding.

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JANUARY 5, 2016

In this course, teachers will use a suite of digital tools to make that possible while addressing overarching concepts like digital citizenship, internet search and research, authentic assessment, critical thinking, and immersive keyboarding. Use technology to support teaching and achieve Common Core Standards.

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APRIL 24, 2015

100,000 Stars is programmed by space enthusiasts at Google. Grammaropolis is aligned with both national Common Core standards and Texas Expected Knowledge and Skills Objectives for grades K-6. Educational Applications. Educational Applications. Educational Applications. Educational Applications.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Murky Reef –Murky Reef is a series of thematic educational apps that encourages critical thinking through contextual game play. Tappy Alphabet –fun app to learn letters; available on Google Play. More reading resources: Common Core Reading lesson plans. Montessori Crosswords –based on the Montessori method; fee.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Tests were administered via digital devices (though there are options for paper-and-pencil). Besides measuring student achievement, they also were an indicator of school facility to administer green digital tests instead of the traditional paper-and-pencil versions. Make it part of a student’s educational landscape.

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MARCH 6, 2017

They can be offered while parents are waiting for students to finish after-school activities, as a brown bag lunch program, or online during evenings or weekends via Google Hangout or Skype. Kick off the program with a poll (use an online platform like Google Forms or PollDaddy, one students use in class) to find out what time works best.

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APRIL 22, 2019

The use of AI in writing and education is also displayed through overwhelming employment of various forms of writing checkers powered by AI. All it takes is to create your own account or use an existing Facebook or Google account and you are good to go! Common Core and writing –lesson plans.

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MAY 23, 2017

And Google Hangouts. Technology in education is the greatest show on earth. You get CEUs (Continuing Education Units)–between 18 and 24 hours, depending upon the class you select (where applicable). ” Education’s fix requires technology. Google Hangouts–used to meet as a group and discuss topics.

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APRIL 8, 2016

It’s equally appropriate for fiction and nonfiction and does a solid job of reinforcing Common Core standards related to writing in a fun, agile way that appeals to students. Free; fee for education accounts . With an education account, teachers also get lesson plans. . Education applications. Insider Tips.

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APRIL 11, 2019

Within a few short years, bad habits like hunting and pecking, thumbing keys, and eyes on the keyboard became so ingrained they couldn’t meet State and National keyboarding standards (like those required for online tests and Common Core). Technology is less work. .” I don’t have time.

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MARCH 2, 2015

Murky Reef –Murky Reef is a series of thematic educational apps that encourages critical thinking through contextual game play. Tappy Alphabet –fun app to learn letters; available on Google Play. More reading resources: Common Core Reading lesson plans. Montessori Crosswords –based on the Montessori method; fee.

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AUGUST 26, 2019

This can be incorporated into Google Classroom or another LMS that you use. Review the teacher resources on the educator dashboard. It works with Google Classroom–now that’s exciting. 4 Great Education Applications. If preferred, print log-in cards for students with their username and password picture.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Here are guidelines, culled from top education sites like Edutopia, Google Education, Educational Technology, and EdWeek that are valuable when evaluating any website: free or small fee. easily applied to a variety of educational environments. easily applied to a variety of educational environments.

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DECEMBER 3, 2015

Grammaropolis is aligned with both national Common Core standards and Texas Expected Knowledge and Skills Objectives for grades K-6. Educational Applications. Great options for that (and free) are Weebly and Wix, as well as Google Sites for GAFE schools. – See more at: [link]. Really, nothing.

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JANUARY 18, 2017

Blogging is a popular tool used in education to not only practice writing, but reinforce collaboration, perspective taking, speaking/listening skills, and a lot more. First: Don’t roll out blogging in your classroom without educating students on digital citizenship — privacy, profiles, footprints, safety, fair use/copyrights.

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DECEMBER 3, 2019

The 200,000+ teachers involved came away believing that, of all their education tools, coding was the best at teaching children to think. It’s easy to see why when you look at fundamental programming concepts: abstraction and symbolism – variables are common in math, but also in education.

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